Employer News
Feb 26, 2024 10:00am

2024 Preparing for Your Retirement Webinars to Share With Employees

Please share this message with your employees to provide time and registration links to the Preparing for Your Retirement webinars. These free one-hour evening presentations are designed for WRS members who are within five years of retirement.

Military Service and Your WRS Benefits

Some members can receive WRS creditable service for part or all of their active U.S. Military service. This additional service may increase your WRS retirement, disability and certain death benefits.

Required Minimum Distribution

Once you stop working for a Wisconsin Retirement System employer, federal law requires you to begin receiving your benefit payment(s) by a certain date, depending on your age. This is called a required minimum distribution (RMD). 

2023 Wisconsin Act 4 for County Employers

This page is a resource for county employers to learn about the implementation of 2023 Wisconsin Act 4 (Jailer Law). As the project continues, this page will be updated with more resources.